The adjutant general shall award the emergency service ribbon to any member of the New Mexico national guard who, after January 1, 2000, honorably performs duty when an emergency situation has been declared by the governor. The duty must be in direct support of the declared state of emergency and the guardmember must be in duty status, on orders in either pay or non-pay status, at the time the service is rendered.
History: Laws 2002, ch. 44, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2002, ch. 44 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 15, 2002, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.